เวิน
wəənMeaning
1NounB2
deep, wide river pool (Isan)
A wide, deep part of a river; a regional term used in northeastern Thai (Isan).
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriverช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4distance between supports5span; extentที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerกว้างgwâangกว้างgwâang1wide; broad2spacious; roomy3extensive; wide-ranging; broad in scopeและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ลึกlʉ́kลึกlʉ́k1deep2profound; intense3low (pitch); deep (voice)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเวินwəənเวินwəəndeep, wide river pool (Isan)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toพายเรือpaai-rʉʉaพายเรือpaai-rʉʉa[to] paddle/row a boatไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyหาปลาhǎa-bplaaหาปลาhǎa-bplaa[to] fish; catch fishที่นั่นtîi-nânที่นั่นtîi-nân1there; at that place2that place
The villagers call the wide, deep stretch of the river a 'woen' and often paddle out there to fish.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔพายเรือpaai-rʉʉaพาpaaฉันchǎnผ่านpàanเวินwəənหน้าnâaหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่mâiยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiลงเล่นlong-lênน้ำnáamเพราะprɔ́น้ำลึกnáam-lʉ́kมากmâak
Dad paddled me through the wide, deep stretch of river in front of the village, but wouldn't let me swim because the water was very deep.
แม้mɛ́ɛผิวน้ำpǐu-náamบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenเวินwəənจะjàดูduuสงบsà-ngòpแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนในพื้นที่kon-nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiก็gɔ̂เตือนdtʉʉanนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoว่าwâaแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamช่วงนี้chûuang-níiลึกlʉ́kและlɛ́อาจàatมีmiiกระแสน้ำแรงgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náam-rɛɛng
Although the surface of the wide, deep stretch of river looks calm, locals warn tourists that this section is deep and may have strong currents.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaระดับน้ำrá-dàp-náamในnaiแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamลดลงlót-longจนjonหลายlǎaiช่วงchûuangตื้นเขินdtʉ̂ʉn-kə̌ənชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongยังyangพอpɔɔหาปลาhǎa-bplaaได้dâaiตามdtaamเวินwəənที่tîiมีmiiน้ำลึกnáam-lʉ́kตลอดปีdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-bpii
When the river level drops and many sections become shallow, fishermen can still catch some fish in the broad stretches that remain deep throughout the year.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wəən
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |